NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 15, 2025
Longest word
opponent
8 letters
Top scorer
opulent
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
E
–
–
–
1
–
1
L
4
1
–
1
–
6
N
9
1
1
–
–
11
O
2
–
–
1
1
4
P
5
1
3
2
–
11
T
5
3
2
–
1
11
U
2
2
2
–
–
6
Σ
27
8
8
5
2
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
en 1
L
le 2lo 2lu 2
N
ne 3no 7nu 1
O
on 1op 3
P
pe 6po 4pu 1
T
te 5to 3tu 3
U
un 5up 1
All 50 answers
173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★entente7
lent1
lento5
lone1
loon1
lune1
lunette7
nene1
neon1
nettle6
noel1
none1
nonet5
noon1
nope1
note1
noun1
null1
onto1
open1
opponent8
★opulentpangram14
peen1
peloton7
penne5
pent1
penult6
peon1
pollen6
pone1
pontoon7
potent6
punt1
teen1
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tentpole8
tone1
tonne5
toon1
tune1
tuneup6
tunnel6
unlet5
unopen6
unpen5
unto1
untune6
upon1